I made the Impossible Possible!

    Hello my friends, thank you so much for coming by today.
    I have joined a fabulous challenge and I am so excited to walk you through it and explain what my challenge was all about.





    Eight years ago my husband and I purchased an antique armoire. I loved the bones of it, but not the finish on it.




    Pretty boring, actually.
    When we purchased and moved into our little 1927 Craftsman Bungalow over three years ago, I knew that I was closer to doing something really special with it.

    Then came the "Imagine the Impossibilies" challenge from super-talented Karianne at Thistlewoodfarm along with five other bloggers.

    I had been wanting to refinish this armoire for so long that I knew that IT was my "impossibility."

    First, I had to get my husband on board, that didn't take any persuasion, he was very willing to help me out. Tons of thanks goes to my sweetheart.
    Secondly, I asked your opinions and I got lots of fabulous ideas that day. Thank you so much for them, they really gave me clarity.
    Thirdly, I wanted to make my own chalk paint and tint it myself. I chose a linen color that I loved and I tinted it. It came out to the exact shade that I wanted!
    Fourthly, my husband purchased and added the molding that I picked out.
    Fifthly, I painted it and then I did something I had never done before. I glazed it. Here is where a blogger came to my rescue, a Canadian gal at, Recaptured Charm. From her and her blog, I learned what to purchase and how to do the glazing. I added a black paint to the glaze.
    That was the hard part, the glazing took hours! But I am liking the results more and more every day.








    ~Before~
    ~After~

    I'm not stopping here, next comes a fireplace makeover. My son, the brick mason is going to reface my ugly dark fireplace with a re-claimed brick that is very attractive.
    Then I will paint my living-room a yummy creamy color and
    my bathroom will be a light turquoise. Lots of fun to come!

    This is where the parties are happening starting Tuesday at 7 am Eastern time, check them out!
    Karianne at Thistlewood Farm
    Linda at It All Started with Paint
    Andrea at The CottageMarket
    Karah at The Space Between
    Stacey at A Sort of Fairytale

    Go HERE to see all of the people who took up the challenge!

    I have also joined my friend Nita for Mod Mix Monday.

    Warm hugs,

    Cindy


    I'm lovin' it!!!

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